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Topic Review (Newest First)

04-15-2011 11:00 AM

Boasun

Dutton's Nautical Navigation.
Bowditch, pub #9, which is the basis that all other Navigation books are written on.
Boater's Bowditch.

The first and the last are the two best, But for complete understanding of the logic involve in Navigation then Bowditch, pub #9, is the best over all.

04-15-2011 10:41 AM

cb32863

I am currently going through ASA 107 and have a few books on celestial. I find Burch's book to be very easy to read and understand. FWIW. Starpath sells his book along with a home study course if you want to go that route.

No affiliation with Starpath.

04-15-2011 07:40 AM

TQA

Another vote for Mary Bluwitt's book. Leaves out the complex theory and just explains how to do it!

04-11-2011 07:26 PM

Flybyknight

Yes, I would certainly study Karl if you already have the book.
Here in descending order is a list of books that a well tempered Navigator might be familiar with.John Letcher Self Contained C.N. with H.O.208

There's Bowditch American Practical Navigator, and Dutton's Navigation and Piloting, then there's every one else.
Why? experience, I taught Celestial Navigation.

Dick

Thanks, I have Dutton's, and plan on reading it next.
Have you read Karl's book? Just curious what someone with experience (especially with teaching exp) thinks of it. As I begin to understand it...its seems like it was explained in a rather difficult manner?

04-11-2011 06:27 PM

Flybyknight

There's Bowditch American Practical Navigator, and Dutton's Navigation and Piloting, then there's every one else.
Why? experience, I taught Celestial Navigation.

Dick

04-11-2011 03:46 PM

dnf777

Good Book for celestial nav?

Any suggestions?

I'm struggling through Celestial Navigation in the GPS Age by John Karl.